Bit.ly – the funny little abbreviation you probably see all over the place, especially in Tweets. You may already know that it is the de facto URL shortening software (80million of them are shared every day), but there are loads of other benefits, some of which I will go through in this blog.

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Alexa.com is a great site which shows the rankings of websites around the world.

It’s worth keeping up to date on which ones are at the top, especially if your strategy part relies on the rankings of sites such as LinkedIn, Twitter etc… You may even want to know how yours ranks?

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When an employee starts in or leaves a business, don’t forget to action some social media tasks as part of the change. Your business and brand are precious, so protect them.

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Social media: all about “sharing not selling”, and you will always hear me wobbling on about tweeting not bleeting, sharing not barking, pulling not pushing, but “selling” (or “pushing”) through social media really does have a place, even if it is a small one.

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I am a masssive fan of anything that will save me time, and if it’s free, I am as a giddy as a kipper! I use Bullhorn Reach to monitor my network, and it gives me all sorts of benefits. Some recruiters already use it – but are you getting what you need from it, [...]

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Hi Agency Recruiters (and perhaps Corporate Recruiters?). I recently blogged about why I think that Social Media may be making Recruitment Harder. My thoughts (based on lots of clients discussions) were that in some cases, the fact that clients could check out candidates before taking them forward for interview / offering them a role, can put the placement at risk.

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Whether you are an agency recruiter or a corporate recruiter, or simply a business wanting to market yourself and attract talent, Facebook can be a great tool for staff attraction.

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What’s your opinion of Facebook for business? I have my views, which I will be sharing in this blog and in Blogs to come. In the mean time, here are some stats that may affect your current opinion (especially if you are in the “don’t get how it can help my business” camp).

I believe, that with the right strategy, Facebook can be a very powerful medium

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Lisa Jones, Virtual IT Director at Barclay Jones (www.barclayjones.com), a Leeds-based IT Strategy and Virtual IT Director Consultancy, comments on the way social media has taken hold of businesses big and small and has given the power back to the consumer – so don’t ignore it.

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